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Common Metals Test Kit
24 vials
The energy patterns of trace minerals & heavy metals.
Do not order this kit if you already have or intend to buy the Element kit.
CM1 Aluminium
Non-Food Sources: aluminium cooking pans; aluminium foil; table salt & baking powder; aluminium cans;
antacids; bleached flour; mains water treatment (aluminium sulphate); some food additives; deodorants; acid
rain leaches aluminium out of the soil and into the ground water.
Possible Toxic Effects: contact dermatitis; skeletal demineralisation; slow learning; interference with calcium
and phosphorus metabolism.
CM2 Beryllium
Non-Food Sources: light structural material; beryllium oxide is used in ceramics.
Possible Toxic Effects: reduces stores of magnesium; reduces organ function; shortness of breath; coughing;
lung inflammation; tinnitus; alcoholism.
CM3 Boron
Non-Food Sources: enamel and glass; light weight components.
Possible Deficiency Effects: arthritis.
CM4 Cadmium
Sources: cigarette fumes; galvanised iron; pesticides; plastics; fertilisers; tyres; plating; component in alloys
and solders; PVC stabiliser, pigments, paints, pottery.
Possible Toxic Effects: anaemia; kidney damage; probably carcinogenic; high blood pressure; lung damage;
atherosclerosis; rat studies show it mimics effect of oestrogen; leg pain in children & adults; arthritis;
Alzheimer’s.
CM5 Calcium
Non-Food Sources: preparation of other metals; calcium oxide important in chemical industry.
Possible Deficiency Effects: reduction in peak bone mass; increased risk of osteoporosis in later life; nerve
sensitivity; insomnia; chronic depression; synthesis and release of neurotransmitters.
Possible Toxic Effects: depressed nerve function, drowsiness, extreme lethargy, calcium deposits, kidney
stones.
CM6 Chromium
Non-Food Sources: dental work; metal plating & anodising aluminium ; stainless steel; leather tanning;
paints; dyes; explosives; cement.
Possible Deficiency Effects: diabetes; hypoglycaemia; alcohol intolerance; irritability; weakness.
Possible Toxic Effects: lung disease.
CM7 Cobalt
Non-Food Sources: dental work; alloys; cobalt compounds used in paints and varnishes.
Possible Deficiency Effects: anaemia.
Possible Toxic Effects: goitre; hypothyroidism; heart failure; tremors; polycythemia.
CM8 Copper
Non-Food Sources: copper water pipes (particularly in soft water areas); some medicines; pesticides; fungicides;
blood copper levels raised by the contraceptive pill; brake linings; wiring; some contraceptive devices;
dental amalgam; coins.
Possible Deficiency Effects: rheumatoid arthritis; cardiovascular disease; impaired immune system; affects
bone & blood formation in infants; possible role in cardiovascular disease; rheumatoid arthritis.
Possible Toxic Effects: rheumatoid arthritis; cardiovascular disease; gastrointestinal irritation (similar to deficiency
signs), schizophrenia; cancer.
CM9 Gold
Non-Food Sources: dental alloy; jewellery; gold salts for treating rheumatoid arthritis.
Possible Toxic Effects: mouth ulceration; itching; eczema; seborrheic dermatitis; alopecia; inflamed gums;
gastritis; colititis; blood abnormalities; kidney damage (from the effect of gold salts).
CM10 Iron
Non-Food Sources: metal for building; steel, toner for photocopiers and printers
Possible Deficiency Effects: anaemia; fatigue; cracking at corner of mouth; recurrent mouth ulcers; sore
tongue; poor hair growth; brittle nails; generalised itching.
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